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VHS to DVD recording speed recommendation

Question:

At what speed should the dvd recorder be set to transfer vhs to dvd so the dvd will play on any dvd player?

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Cassette to CD conversion instructions and microphone damage concerns

Question:

I viewed your site on converting tracks from tapes to CD.  The instructions on your site are correct right?  We are going to buy the cables we need and hope that we will be doing the right thing.  You say to prevent damage to try and use the line out jack and not the microphone.  on my laptop i have 2 sockets one for the microphone and the other for the headphones.  which one do i use?

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Sony camcorder won’t finalize

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I have a Sony camcorder, mini DVDs that I have had 3 different discs tell me there is a “Disc Error” prior to finalizing disc. I am not even able to view disc on camera (to then possible burn to another DVD). It doesn’t allow me to do anything with disc, yet you can see that info. has been recorded on the DVD. If you have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated (besides the fact that I need a new camera!).

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How to prevent getting scammed by DVD sellers

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I’ve been trying to secure copies of the television series, “Route 66″, since before last Christmas. My dad had a speaking role in one of the episodes filmed here in Cleveland and I’ve been wanting to see it for years. I also wanted to make it available to my family. To make a long story short, I tried buying it from a site I thought was okay and ended up getting burned. I got my money refunded, but that was due to my bank. My question is this: Which sites ARE okay to do business with? Any suggestions?

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Play a music CD in a car DVD player

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I was successful in converting from Cassette to my computer then I exported as .wav. I wanted to create a CD that would play in my car DVD player and was told that I need to convert to .dca but is your free Audacity download able to do this conversion? I want to transfer my music from my cassettes to a CD where that CD will pay in my vehicle player. Any thoughts or advice on this topic.

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